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Unit Plan: Appearance vs. Reality A drama unit for seventh grade gifted and talented literature students !
Students will explore the world of Shakespearean comedy as they study Twelfth Night, a play about love and mistaken identities. They will gain knowledge in the historical context of the 1500’s and the world of Shakespearean theater. They will also learn much about Shakespeare’s writing style, poetic devices, and dramatic elements. For the unit’s culminating assessment, students will create a Power Point slide show exploring a topic related to our unit. They will also plan, write, and stage a one-act play based on a portion of Twelfth Night.
Unit Question: How can the Shakespearean comedy, Twelfth Night, help readers understand the world of Shakespearean theater?
Unit Questions: What are the elements of drama? (646-647 of our text) How is the theme of appearance versus reality evidenced in our play? How do I comprehend the language of this Shakespeare’s play?
What was the venue for most of Shakespeare’s performances? (Assessed in the student sample) How are the events, characters, and themes in this play relevant to today’s world? How do I use a graphic organizer to track the five parts of the plot in this play? What is a Socratic seminar? What were the characteristics of Elizabethan England, Shakespeare’s personal setting? How do I apply the knowledge of the elements of drama to create an original one-act play based on the theme of appearance vs. reality?
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Thanks to Toni for being such a wonderful teacher and thanks to my back row for making class fun!
Unit Plan: Appearance vs. Reality
A drama unit for seventh grade gifted and talented literature students !
Students will explore the world of Shakespearean comedy as they study Twelfth Night, a play about love and mistaken identities. They will gain knowledge in the historical context of the 1500’s and the world of Shakespearean theater. They will also learn much about Shakespeare’s writing style, poetic devices, and dramatic elements. For the unit’s culminating assessment, students will create a Power Point slide show exploring a topic related to our unit. They will also plan, write, and stage a one-act play based on a portion of Twelfth Night.
How can the Shakespearean comedy, Twelfth Night, help readers understand the world of Shakespearean theater?
What are the elements of drama? (646-647 of our text)
How is the theme of appearance versus reality evidenced in our play?
How do I comprehend the language of this Shakespeare’s play?
What was the venue for most of Shakespeare’s performances? (Assessed in the student sample)
How are the events, characters, and themes in this play relevant to today’s world?
How do I use a graphic organizer to track the five parts of the plot in this play?
What is a Socratic seminar?
What were the characteristics of Elizabethan England, Shakespeare’s personal setting?
How do I apply the knowledge of the elements of drama to create an original one-act play based on the theme of appearance vs. reality?